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Chapter III
"What's he doing now?" asked Pedder. "He's trying," said Gardiner, "to do it in English. Of course it seems impossible that he should succeed. But then it was absolutely impossible for Shakespeare to do what he did with the English language, wasn't it? And yet he did it."
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From this reading “"What's he doing now?" asked Pedder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course it seems impossible that he should succeed.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet he did it."”
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From this reading But then it was absolutely impossible for Shakespeare to do what he did with the English language, wasn't it?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet he did it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's he doing now?" asked Pedder.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then it was absolutely impossible for Shakespeare to do what he did with the English language, wasn't it?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course it seems impossible that he should succeed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But then it was absolutely impossible for Shakespeare to do what he did with the English language, wasn't it?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "He's trying," said Gardiner, "to do it in English.
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From this reading "What's he doing now?" asked Pedder.
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From this reading "He's trying," said Gardiner, "to do it in English.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But then it was absolutely impossible for Shakespeare to do what he did with the English language, wasn't it?
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From this reading "He's trying," said Gardiner, "to do it in English.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's he doing now?" asked Pedder.
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From this reading "He's trying," said Gardiner, "to do it in English.
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From this reading Of course it seems impossible that he should succeed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He's trying," said Gardiner, "to do it in English.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He's trying," said Gardiner, "to do it in English.
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From this reading "What's he doing now?" asked Pedder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course it seems impossible that he should succeed.
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From this reading "What's he doing now?" asked Pedder.
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From this reading "He's trying," said Gardiner, "to do it in English.
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From this reading Of course it seems impossible that he should succeed.
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From this reading But then it was absolutely impossible for Shakespeare to do what he did with the English language, wasn't it?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Of course it seems impossible that he should succeed.
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From this reading Of course it seems impossible that he should succeed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course it seems impossible that he should succeed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But then it was absolutely impossible for Shakespeare to do what he did with the English language, wasn't it?
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From this reading But then it was absolutely impossible for Shakespeare to do what he did with the English language, wasn't it?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He's trying," said Gardiner, "to do it in English.
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From this reading "He's trying," said Gardiner, "to do it in English.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But then it was absolutely impossible for Shakespeare to do what he did with the English language, wasn't it?
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From this reading But then it was absolutely impossible for Shakespeare to do what he did with the English language, wasn't it?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But then it was absolutely impossible for Shakespeare to do what he did with the English language, wasn't it?
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From this reading "What's he doing now?" asked Pedder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But then it was absolutely impossible for Shakespeare to do what he did with the English language, wasn't it?
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet he did it."
